COVID-19

Stefano Utoikamanu forced out of Eels bubble after breach of COVID-19 protocols

13 July, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

Parramatta rookie Stefano Utoikamanu has been removed from the club’s COVID-19 bubble after interacting with members of the crowd in Newcastle on Sunday. Those people will be tested and Utoikamanu will be able to rejoin

COMMENT: A Cronulla Sharks fan went to the footy in Sydney and Melbourne folk (and other hippies) had a cry

11 July, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

COMMENT BY KANE AUSTIN Member for Cook and avid Cronulla Sharks fan Scott Morrison is wondering what all the fuss is about on Saturday night after attending his local footy club’s match around the corner

Lord giveth and lord taketh away: Will rugby league learn anything from the COVID-19 shutdown?

14 April, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY CURTIS WOODWARD @woodward_curtis The rugby league lord giveth and the rugby league lord taketh away. And here we sit – begging for the mighty game back. The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the modern world

English great Graham hopes he hasn’t played his last game in the NRL

25 March, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

BY STAFF WRITERS James Graham hopes he hasn’t played his last game in the NRL but has already started putting things in perspective as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. The 34-year-old English great is off contract

NRL season could restart as late as September with 15-game competition

24 March, 2020 The81stMinute 0 Comments 1 category

The NRL has met with club power brokers about the possibility of restarting the 2020 season as early as July in a best-case scenario with back up start dates of August or September also options.

“I can’t see every club surviving”: Phil Gould’s dire warning for rugby league fans